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Keywords
Welcome!
Welcome to the keywords page at Saving Your Planet. Terminology is key when it comes to Climate Change and this page will help you understand our articles better! The aim is to link the keyword from the article to the full definition here so you can quickly undersetand what it means as you read.
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How This Works
As you read any articles on this website, you will see certain words throughout that are underlined. Click on these words and it will bring you to this page where you will find the fully explained definition of the word. There is a link beside each heading, when you understand the word, click on "Article" and it will bring you back to the article you were reading.
Please hover over the circles to see each topic and click on it to be directed straight to the section on the page.
Storms & Flooding (Article)
Storm -
Flooding -
Drought -
A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds, rain, thunder, lightening and sometimes snow.
Overflowing of water onto land due to heavy rain, ocean water pushing onto the shore, rapid melting of snow or the breaking of dams or levees.
Rising Sea - Levels -
Sea level is the base level for measuring elevation and depth on Earth. As this rises, the level increases and can cause further erosion as well as flooding.
Products contained by the clouds fall due to a strong gravitational force, in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.
Period with an abnormal lack of rainfall which can further cause a shortage of water.
Precipitation -
Hurricanes -
A storm with a violent wind, and has a wind force of 12 on the Beaufort Scale (equals 118 km/h)
Deforestation (Article)
Carbon Dioxide -
Photosynthesis -
Animal Grazing -
Chemical compound (gas) Co2 which is a greenhouse gas and contributes to the greenhouse effect.
Many green plants and organisms take sunlight and transform it into chemical energy. This is how they make their own food.
When an animal is grazed, they eat the grass and plants growing in a particular place.
Reforestation -
Habitat -
Desertification -
Replanting of trees and forests. Coillte is a primary organization in Ireland that works towards reforesting and protecting Irish forestry.
The natural home of an animal, plant or other organism.
As a result of drought, deforestation or inappropriate agriculture, desertification happens when fertile land becomes desert.
Renewable Energy (Article)
Renewable -
Non - Renewable -
Solar Power -
Wind Farms -
A source of energy that is infinite/not depleted by use.
A source of energy that is finite and depleted by use - typically releases greenhouse gases.
A natural, renewable, clean source of energy that is collected from the suns light and heat by solar panels.
Wind Energy -
Geothermal Energy -
Gas -
Solar Panels -
A natural, renewable, clean source of energy that comes from the force of wind and is generated by wind turbines.
A natural, renewable, clean source of energy that is generated from volcanic activity. Only available in active volcanic countries such as Iceland.
A non - renewable source of energy that releases greenhouse gas emissions but is used to power 700,000 homes and business
An area of land, big or small where a collection of wind turbines or wind mills are producing a renewable form of energy called wind energy.
A panel designed to absorb the Suns UV rays as a source of energy usually on a house or building, to generate electricity and heating.
Plastics in Our Seas (Article)
Food Chain -
Chain describing how each animal is a food source for one another and how nutrition and energy move through an ecosystem.
Ecosystem -
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Entanglements -
When species, particularly underwater species get tangled up in dangerous plastics or fishing devices. This can result in choking and death.
Bio-Degradable -
Capable of breaking down - being decomposed, therefore avoiding pollution.
Ingestion -
The process of taking food, drink or another product into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
Biodiversity -
The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat.